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Original author: Joe Starkey: Jan. 19, 2001
Two games into his comeback, Mario Lemieux reached the 1,500-point mark. That’s right, he scored 750 points against Toronto and 750 more against Ottawa.
OK, it only seemed that way.
The real numbers are almost as scary. Lemieux, 35, returned to the NHL on more than 1,200 days' rest and began scoring at a rate that would net him 138 points in Pittsburgh’s remaining 46 games.
Normally, such projections are folly. With Lemieux, you just don’t know. He had three points against the Leafs, four against the Senators and two more against Washington for a total of three goals and six assists. In the Senators’ game, he became 10th player in NHL history to reach 1,500 career points.
“I’m a little bit surprised by the way I played after being off 3-1/2 years, but it was certainly my plan to go out and play well and play at a high level if I could,”…
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